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Ainsley Maitland-Niles has shaken off a knock which he picked up playing for England under-21s but Sead Kolasinac will be assessed after he was forced off [playing for Bosnia] following a whack to the knee. Jack Wilshere "should be okay" for the visit of Stoke City following a return to training. "He had a bit of a knee [tendinitis] problem [ruling him out of the Three Lions matches against Holland and Italy], but he’s come back and he is fine." Alexandre Lacazette also re-joined the group for the first time in almost two months on Wednesday. The striker is back after going under the knife to remedy a knee problem, but whether he will be involved "I’m not so sure," said Bould, who went onto add that a decision would be made closer to kick-off. Aaron Ramsey is in contention after groin surgery. Mar 29 - 5:12 AM

Sead Kolasinac came off early in Arsenal's 2-0 win at the San Siro and his return for Sunday's visit of Watford is questionable.

Things are getting a little thin at the back for the Gunners. Hector Bellerin is definitely out as is Nacho Monreal. Bellerin's deputy, Calum Chambers, and Monreal's deputy, Kolasinac, both went off in the second half of Arsenal's big win on Thursday. Both Chambers and Kolasinac are listed in Arsenal's provisional squad for Sunday but neither were declared as fit in Arsene Wenger's press conference ahead of the match. Ainsley Maitland-Niles would presumably deputize for Monreal/Kolasinac but it isn't 100% clear who would step in on the right side if Chambers can't go. Mar 9 - 3:31 PM

With Nacho Monreal missing out on the trip to Brighton it seems likely that Sead Kolasinac will start again for Arsenal as they look to rebound from consecutive embarrassing losses to Manchester City in the League Cup and the Premier League.

Kolasinac started off the season on fire and looked for all the world like a fantastic signing for the Gunners. His fortunes, however, seem to be tied to Arsenal's deployment of a three center back formation as Arsene Wenger doesn't seem to trust him as the left back in a four-man back line. Over the past two months Wenger has been relying on a four-man defense more and more often and that has happened at the expense of Kolasinac's playing time. He will get another start or two while Monreal recovers but unless Wenger reverts to a 3-4-3 then Kolasinac's run of starts seems likely to be short-lived. Mar 2 - 12:33 PM

Sead Kolasinac's status for Week 23 of the Premier League season at Bournemouth is uncertain but he has not been ruled out as of Friday.

After losing his spot in the starting eleven briefly, Kolasinac then went down to injury and his return is uncertain for the weekend. With Ainsley Maitland-Niles ready to deputize it is possible that Kolasinac will be rested to ensure that he is recovered against an opponent that Arsenal should dispatch. On the other hand, with Francis Coquelin off to Valencia, Maitland-Niles is closer to the front of the queue in the holding midfielder spot in addition to being the primary deputy at left back. It is probably best not to count on Kolasinac, at least not without a strong substitute behind him for fantasy purposes. Jan 12 - 2:18 PM